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City of Centerville <br />City Council Meeting Minutes <br />April 12, 2023 <br />Administrator Statz explained that within this evening’s meeting is a separate meeting of a separate <br />Board, which is named the Local Board of Appeal & Equalization of which Council serves. He stated <br />that for several years the Council has proceeded in this fashion. He stated that there was a clerical error <br />in not publishing a notice in the legal paper of the City. He explained that notice of the appeal process <br />were mailed by Anoka County with this evening’s date and with research being completed by Staff the <br />meeting this evening will be recessed until the April 26, 2023 meeting which a notice has been published <br />for. He stated that the next meeting would be opened, allow for individuals to present information/appeal, <br />and then the meeting will be closed. <br /> <br />Mayor Love called the Local Board of Appeal & Equalization to order at 6:34 p.m. <br /> <br />City Assessor, Ms. Mary Wells (Residential) appeared before Council, stated that Misters Chris Larson <br />and Erik Skogquist (Commercial/Industrial) from her office were also present, along with Mr. Benjamin <br />Hamill, Assessment Compliance Manager - Anoka County Property Records & Taxation Division. Ms. <br />Wells reviewed the report that was contained in Council packet and answered Council’s questions <br />regarding their processes. She reported that they received approximately 10-15 calls and several <br />adjustments have been made. She stated that some of the calls were questions regarding the processes <br />and others were regarding adjustments. She stated that several adjustments were made prior to this <br />evening subsequent to an informal review with her staff and property owners. She stated that values have <br />leveled out this year compared to last year where significant increases were experienced. <br /> <br />Council Member King asked if additional information regarding values for the downtown area and Ms. <br />Wells stated that she would be happy to provide historical values/several years of history for those <br />properties. Council Member Mosher requested information regarding the unqualified sales and Ms. <br />Wells stated that she would provide that information. Mayor Love asked about the adjustments that Ms. <br />Wells referred to earlier regarding informal meetings with property owners and Ms. Wells stated that the <br />adjustments were made downward for residential properties due to incorrect records (bedrooms, square <br />footage, etc.) and qualified sales. <br /> <br />Administrator Statz reviewed the required Board duties per the information that was contained in <br />Council’s packet. <br /> <br />Mayor Love asked the public if anyone in attendance wanted to appeal their received property tax value <br />for taxes paid in 2024. <br /> <br />Motion by Mayor Love, seconded by Council Member Taylor to Recessed the 2023 Local Board of <br />Appeal & Equalization to April 26, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Administrator Statz stated that he wanted to draw Council’s attention to information contained in Ms. <br />Wells’ report regarding preliminary total estimated market value of $661,749,100, an increase of 9.34% <br />from 2022. He stated that the $661,749,100 amount included $23,497,400 for new construction (3.88%). <br />He stated that this represents more capacity to spread taxes over or a larger tax base. <br /> <br />VI. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES <br /> <br />1. None <br /> <br />VII. CONSENT AGENDA <br />Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />